Did this week feel like a train wreck in progress to everyone else like it did to me? I don't know if you remember all the way back to Monday, but it was a whole month ago (September) and that is a busy month for my job. It required me to sit at my desk … Continue reading Crashing into Friday Giftures
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Bitter Pain
Two weeks ago while on vacation, I was at a small, local waterpark, doing the thing that I was born to do when I'm not laying on a couch. As soon as I got my kids set up so they wouldn't drown, I got myself in the endless cycle of a lazy river. I … Continue reading Bitter Pain
From The Bitter May Snowstorm to Bitter Ben Gardner Newsletter Vol. 3
Seattle is one of the few places in Western hemisphere where it can go a whole year without snow from October to April, but somehow hammer us with snow in May. When I first moved here 13 years ago and witnessed the phenomenon, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The worst part was the … Continue reading From The Bitter May Snowstorm to Bitter Ben Gardner Newsletter Vol. 3
In In case you missed it…because you were busy telling your mom sorry for being such a bitter brat
Orr....maybe that was just me. Yeah, definitely. My mom raised 5 kids, a husband, a cat and a dog. She fed the dog better than me, but on the other hand, he didn't bark back at her as much as I did. She woke up super early every morning to teach me (and a bunch … Continue reading In In case you missed it…because you were busy telling your mom sorry for being such a bitter brat